[mythtv-users] The final word on Freevo, Tivo and MythTV for channel surfers

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Nov 20, 2006, at 4:00 PM, Viitasaari wrote:

> On Mon, 2006-11-20 at 17:43 -0600, Dewey Smolka wrote:
>> Ummmm.
>>
>> * $100 CAD for the unit + $78 CAD/month for the privilege of  
>> recording
>> ($98 CAD / month for PVR + HD). -- i.e. $1036 CAD for the first year
>> for SD, $1276 CAD for the first year for HD.
> That was $149.00CAD for the unit and I am already paying $99.00/month
> for every SD channel available.  There are less than a dozen HD  
> channels
> so its not worth it yet...one day.
>>
>> * No way to dump the sat programming or recordings to a more capable
>> Myth machine.
> Anything recorded is re-playable and everything that's re-playable can
> be offloaded via the feeds on the back of the unit.
>>
>> * No way to expand storage capacity.
> Considering I probably record a couple of hours a month I am not  
> worried
> about extra storage capacity.
>>
>> * No way to offload recorded programs to disc or portable player.
> Anything recorded is re-playable and everything that's re-playable can
> be offloaded via the feeds on the back of the unit.
>>
>> * No way to store music, photos, or videos. No archiving of DVDs.
> Can use my Myth box for all that.
>>
>> * No network connectivity.
> Don't need it...don't want it.
>>
>> * Only 3 days of program data.
> 3 hours is all I need.
>> * No web interface for scheduling/managing recordings.
> Don't need it...don't want it.
>>
>> * Channel browser more or less identical to MythTV.
> True.
>>
>> * No guarantee or even insinuation that changing a channel will take
>> less than the 2 seconds or so it takes any sat system to change a
>> channel.
> Already checked...it's 2 seconds for a channel change.
>>
>> Doesn't look so hot to me.
> For a channel surfer its a dream machine.
>>
>> But I am glad that this is the final word on the matter. Hope you  
>> enjoy it.

So much for "nuf-sed" or whatever letters you used to indicate you  
were gong to stop talking about it.